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Mordo stared into the emptiness of space and felt nothing. Ever since the news had reached Mordo of an insectoid race on the resurgence, spreading like - well, like insects - he had been considering how best to turn this to his advantage. A lot of that involved him staring into the emptiness of space; after all, there wasn't much else to do on the Red Nebula, his home. He had formulated a plan, which involved him heading to a historic location once occupied by the Killik of old, an abandoned hive, on Geonosis of all places, taken over by the insects after the unfortunate end of its previous occupants.

It was his intention to learn more about his new foes; if he could discover their weakness, he could devise a master plan to eliminate these meddlers once and for all!

Yet, for all his grandiose machinations, Mordo had been reminded that he couldn't just turn up on another planet and start digging up an 'area of special scientific interest'. Apparently, that was 'illegal'. Mordo had needed to physically hold himself back from having the advisor that had broken this terrible news to him disintegrated.

That, too, was 'illegal'.

So, he had put the word out to other members of the Senatorial class, enquiring if they wished to join him. Apparently, that way, it was a 'scientific committee visit', and not an 'unlawful interference by the Red Nebula'. He held one of the invites in his hands and re-read the text he had carefully crafted.

GREETINGS SENATOR, YOU ARE INVITED TO A 'SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION' BY I, LORD MORDO, TO THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES.

He had even attached a picture of his masked face for reference, and, at the top of the invite, a large 'M' was picked out in sizeable mechanical-looking font. Indeed, nobody could refuse such an invitation.

"Beep." he turned around to the sight of one of his droids standing nonchalantly in the doorway. "You have served Mordos guests refreshments? Good. And we do not care if their attendants are thirsty; they should have thought about that before they boarded our vessel." Mordo replied before waving the droid away and stalking his way into the lounge.

Resting atop his yacht, the lounge was a commanding room, which afforded his guests an excellent view of hyperspace, and, even better, was only one floor down from his private residence. Unlike other yachts, however, he had forgone the usual luxuries most of his compatriots liked, and instead, the entire lounge was bathed in red light to reflect his homeworld better.

Dotting the room were assorted M1 Droids and, of course, numerous statues of Mordo. He entered the room, the droids slamming their feet on the ground to attention. He appeared around 1 centimetre behind one of the Senators, Celeste, towering above her, as he offered a formal greeting "Mordo trusts the beverages are to your liking, Senator?"

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Celeste Stythani

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Once this invitation came, Celeste had first assumed that this was joke. Out of a sudden, the apparent senator of Red Nebula was reaching out to fellow FWA senators...even though she had intensively studied politics her whole life, she had never heard much about Red Nebula and so this invite had definitely piqued her curiosity.

However, she had read it a second time, a smirk accompanying her lips as she wasn't quite convinced by Senator Mordo's special....costume. was this mysterious man planning on concealing his real identity that was hiding behind that helmet forever? His mask didn't look exactly friendly, but she had sworn to keep an open mind as always and once she was departing, she was indeed quite curious, not only about this admittedly unusual objective, but even more about his persona.

She had been at Ruusan...she had made her first hand experience with the Killik and that was why she wouldn't decline a scientific investigation. She had chosen a handful of guards, including her most loyal and trusting friend and personal guard, Everett, and a bunch of scientist were also with her as she was entering the luxury yacht.

She wasn't quite sure what to expect, but a few droids attentively offered her a drink and she was forcing herself to a friendly smile while she was engaged in an interesting conversation with one of her own scientists who was just outlining an assumptions. She had naturally chosen an alcohol free beverage, but if it weren't for her pregnancy she would have probably chosen something strong...

The yachts interior was surely special with the numerous statues, yet she was simply confused about the Senator that had seemingly popped out out of nowhere.

It didn't take long until other joined the heated debate and so her full attention was directed towards the conversation as she still suddenly sensed someone approaching her from behind. She was assuming that whoever it was, he or she would politely introduce him- or herself, yet she slightly flinched as a deep voice suddenly appeared right behind her.

She quickly stepped forward before she turned around, her gaze half startled half alarmed as she took the tall silhouette in front of her in. She blinked a few times before she processed that initial shock, the red atmospheric light somehow making it worse. "Senator Mordo...it is a...pleasure to meet you" she politely, yet slightly hesitant managed to say. "Thank you, the drink is lovely" she then added with regained composure.

What had he been thinking when he had approached her like this? Even though it didn't seem like he was following any bad intentions, he had made quite an impressive, if not even creepy entrance, and now that he was standing right in front of her, he did even radiate a different vibe. She was not intimidated or afraid, yet there was a huge portion of mistrust hidden beneath that friendly facade. Her eyes were ever so slightly narrowed and she could see Everett tensing up beside her, yet she was telepathically telling him to stand down, no matter how weird that situation was.

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Unable, or perhaps unwilling to understand established social cues, Mordo continued to stand at his uncomfortable close distance whilst his guest, Senator Celeste, returned his greeting. He did not understand her perplexing turn of phrase either; how exactly could she derive pleasure from their brief encounter thus far? Clearly, she was attempting to engage in 'small talk', a pitiful waste of time that Mordo had absolutely no intention of doing himself. As such, he merely inclined his helmeted head in a short, curt, nod.

Next, his gaze fell on her guards and scientists, a small retinue that the Senator had brought with her onto his ship as part of this scientific 'investigation'. A gaggle of them, according to one of his droids in the room, had been discussing the idea that Killik communicated solely through a pheromone-based method. Mordo cursed the immense stupidity of these so-called 'men of science'. His own calculations suggested their mode of coordinating their advanced attack methods was far more advanced than mere pheromones alone.

"Your scientific entourage is incorrect in their assumptions." he replied to Senator Celestes greeting with a blunt observation of fact "Mordo hopes they shall not be a hindrance to the work we need to undertake?" he asked, not waiting for an answer and instead barging on with the rest of his introduction. "Are you entirely sure this endeavour is safe for you to undertake with your spawn?" Mordo enquired.
 

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She had to slightly bend her head backwards to glance up to the tall Senator of Red Nebula, but even though she was convinced he hadn't even moved again, it was as if he had gotten even closer. She inconspicuously stepped back, taking a sip of her drink to finally get the host out of her personal space while she continued to study that admittedly...interesting man.

She was not planning on displaying her mistrust, yet her eyes were slightly narrowed and it soon turned out that she had absolutely a reason to do so. Again, she could see her personal bodyguard and one of her most trusted allies, the broad shouldered man named Everett, move, yet she telepathically warned him not to interfere again, regardless of the fact that the unknown Senator was not acting too polite right now.

"Incorrect?" she repeated, not even quite sure what exactly he was talking about, but she did raise a brow in curiosity for him to elaborate. As he went on, audacious enough to adress her entourage as 'spawn', she did feel offended and her hormones where not helping in that situation and that was why a part of her fiery temper broke loose. "What gives you the right to insult my researchers, Senator? Aren't we here to find out more about that bug pest? My scientists are well trained and there assumptions are based on the small amount of evidence we could already gather" she defended them, a dangerous glint in her eyes.

She was usually not at all a hot-headed or even tense person, but if he planned on continuing like that, they wouldn't get along to well. "You better mind your tongue if you still want help after all" she then added, a finger warningly raised. At the same time, he would feel a slight hint of uneasiness deriving from the pit of his stomach as he was using the Force to emphasize her strong words of warning. He wouldn't be able to locate it and it wasnt her intention to intimidate him, yet it was indeed a slight scolding for his rudeness.

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The events of Ruusan had left Victoria somewhat scared, the farcical diplomatic summit never really had any intentions of finding peace and compromise but instead only forced servitude to the Killik host. It was perhaps the most horrifying experience in her life, watching the murder bugs scurrying around, inflicting damage wherever they could.

It was collectively traumatic, and yet here they were a short time later, putting themselves potentially at risk again for the greater good.

Victoria wasn't exactly keen to go poking around some old hive in the hopes of figuring out a secret, not because she didn't want to help, but mostly because no-one had been able to guarantee that no bloody bugs wouldn't jump out at them! Well, that, and perhaps she was a little encouraged to join knowing her new-found friend Senator Stythani would be attending.

Right on cue, Victoria made her way into the room with the other senators, scientist panels and the like with her own escort of armed body guards. After what happened last time, her office wasn't about to send her off alone without protection, and frankly she wasn't going to complain.

Motioning toward @Celeste Stythani, she approached the pair and sarcastically chimed. "I hope you brought bug spray, and oil for Tin man here. Do we really gotta go down there? can't we just do some fancy scans from orbit or something?".



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Mordo had no idea what she was doing, the supposedly hostile gesture of a 'finger wagging' totally lost on him. He took a small step back, keen to give her the space she needed to execute this bizzare gesture. "Indeed Senator, you are mistaken. I am not intended to insult your researchers, just to prevent them from continuing to chase an incorrect hypothesis." he corrected her, ensuring to make a mental note to not mention the researchers again.

It was clearly an area best avoided in the interest of political harmony. "Please, take a seat, we are about to land." he gestured to the 'fasten seatbelt' sign which had appeared on the roof above them. Mordo was nothing if not a stickler for safety regulations.

Slowly the ship began to enter the planets atmosphere.

He turned briefly to face Victoria, and loomed over her...loomingly. "We do need to conduct a thorough investigation on the surface of the world, and retrieve any samples that would further my, I mean our aims. You are welcome to 'scan from orbit'," he made an inverted commas with his hands "- if you wish."
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When he emphasized that he had not tried to insult her team, she just shook her head, slightly amused even. It just seemed like this particular unique senator failed to read social cues or generally refused to follow certain social norms, so she decided not to waste her energy by trying to re-educate him on the spot."We will see about those hypotheses" she replied, forcing herself to calm down but her answer was still a slight fiery hiss.

Ever since her pregnancy had advanced, she found herself losing her temper faster, but that was why it was a good thing that Victoria chimed in. With a warm smile on her lips she greeted her fellow senator. Ever since Ruusan, the two women had gotten much closed and Victoria often shared her opinions, especially when it came to peaceful negotiations.

"Senator Winterblaze" she respectfully lowered her head, choosing to great her formally since Mordo was still close to them, but once he started looming over her, Celeste was already close to exploding. She had always been someone to develop protective tendencies quickly and so the way he...almost harassed her with his presence as well strongly displeased her.

Without hesitation, she grabbed the woman's hand though and lead her over to a group of seats, both of their encourages following close behind. She slightly shook her head in disbelief, not quite able to grasp that she had even agreed to join this so called senator of Red Nebula anyway, especially after she had conducted some interesting research on his persona. 'If he touches you, let me deal with him myself' she telepathically told Victoria, trying to keep her projected voice as calm as possible, but it was hard to conceal her anger. She strapped herself into one of the seats and watched while the ship entered the atmosphere. This endeavor would surely be something...

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Victoria didn't know exactly how to respond to Mordo's friendly loomingness, but she decided to take it in stride. "I'm sure someone will, milord, now if you'll excuse me."

She shifted in the direction of Celeste smiling and taking the senator's hand, being whisked away.

She wasn't sure what was more scary, a pissed off and protective Celeste or the fact that they were about to willingly seek out remnants of the same bugs that had so recently attacked them. Victoria certainly had a worried look to her face, she looked to her friend for support, even though she knew that the woman had already gone through so much herself.

The telepathic message made her lightly chuckle as she pictured the tiny Celeste elbow dropping the mighty lord loomingness for some slight against her person. Victoria didn't imagine that would be necessary, Mordo seemed strange, but he hadn't done anything to warrant such actions yet. But at the same time, she appreciated the offer and rubbed her thumb over Celeste's hand affectionately.

Taking her seat and strapping in, Victoria tried not to think about the events on Ruusan too much. The sight was bad enough, but the smell and visuals had left a very bad impression in her mind, she doubted that she'd ever look at a bug the same way again, no matter its size.

"You gotta let me save you sometime, I'm already so much in your debt, girl." she said with a friendly smirk as they awaited their landing.



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